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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1915
Page
10
Cincinnati Ohio March 26. August Herrmann president of the Cincinnati Nationals announced last night that he had released unconditionally pitchers Frank Sayre and Grover Knight and infielder John Lang.
The Norwegian steamer Fort Morgan discharged about 18 000 bunches of bananas at Pier 1 and will sail Sunday or Monday. The American schooner Clara C. Scott moved to Pier 2 for a lumber cargo. The day steamer James A. Carney will run to Fairhope and Magnolia Beach Saturday afternoon, with officers listed. The Norwegian steamer Fijell due Saturday, Bodo next Friday, and Viator Sunday for the Chamelecon Company. Local notices report relighting of gas buoys at Texas Galveston Entrance and Ray Galveston and Fort Point.
The Rev Dr T M Hawes. pastor of Highland Presbyterian Church Louisville Ky, arrived in Mobile Friday to assist in a week long union revival. He will preach Saturday at 11 am and 7 30 pm at Government Street Presbyterian Church and speak twice daily throughout the week.
W L Henderson travels to Washington on official business. S Rabb of Evergreen attends U S district court in Mobile. W D Wilcox Jr of Butler visits Mobile briefly. F S Bush of Ararat arrives for United States court. Ben M Locke and son E R Locke arrive in Mobile to stay through the work. Captain Tom Cook sidelined by grip. American river packet names Wm M Eanes as agent and local manager of St Andrews and Gulf Steamship Line. Henry Klaas formerly held the post.
An old government dam at Lake Raches failed today sending a twenty five foot water wall toward Ellensburg Washington. Reports say Cleelum and Easton may be flooded as residents along the river are ordered to evacuate.
Daily market notes: low ordinary 0 5.44, ordinary 6.94, good ordinary 6.44, low middling TA middling 18.44, good middling 9.07. Sales 200 bales. Receipts and exports data incomplete but indicate ongoing activity this week. Stock levels and year-to-date figures are not fully provided.
In New Orleans on March 26 rumors Austria and Turkey sought peace talks and a western cold wave spurred early buying. Prices rose 8 to 11 points in the first half hour with spot firm 12 points higher. sales 2,700 bales to arrive 915. Cotton closed barely steady with a net decline of 14 to 18 points.
New York cotton opened 1 to 3 points down today on weak Liverpool cables but quickly firmed on renewed buying. Active months rose 9 to 10 points early, July around 10 cents above December lows, with heavy selling and 5 to 6 point declines, then closed steady with July at 9.73, October 10.05, December 10.24.
Liverpool reports cotton spot prices steady with good middling at 5.84, middling 5.48, low middling 6.10. Sales total 7,000 bales with 2,000 for speculation and export and receipts at 42,000 bales. Futures ease with May-June 5.88 and later spreads shown.
Liverpool March 26 weekly cotton statistics show total forwardings at 89 000 bales with 73 000 bales American. Stock 1 467 000 bales, American 1 157 000. Imports 947 000 bales including 121 000 American. Exports 16 600 bales.
Prices moved upward in the early market with railway issues leading gains of 1 to 3 points. Atchison stood out after a strong February earnings report, with Pacific, Baltimore & Ohio, Louisville & Nashville, Reading, and New Haven also firms. American Smelting recovered from early heaviness, Bethlehem Steel rose, while United States Steel remained weak.
Savannnah market notes show a turpentine firm at 42 cents with receipts of 23 casks and a rosin firm reporting 385 barrels. Price quotes listed for grades B through KK and WN with ranges from 2.90 to 5.55 per unit.
An exhibition at Spring Hill College pitted the Yannigans of the Mobile club against the senior college nine. The Yannigans won 10 to 6 as Larry Brown and Burke led the offense with four hits each. Crandall started for the professionals, pitching four innings, followed by Tetrick.
In the Browne circuit court Judge Samuel B presiding Saturday call lists Gulfport Fertilizer Company versus Edward Cephas and BE Buck versus Edward Carre Company.
Miss Fannie Dodgson aged 42 a former clerk with the Yeend Peter Dry Goods Company died Friday at 6 at her home 9 Centre street after a short illness. Survived by relatives in the city including Ettrick Hogg family. Her father the late William Dodgson died in the city last December.
Metzger and Pake new owners of the Boston Shop from the McBroom estate applied in chancery court for an injunction Friday to stop McBroom Shoe Shop operators from using the Boston Shop advertising device and script letters. The matter, filed Thursday afternoon, will be heard next week by Judge Saffold Berney.
Mobile downed by Detroit in Gulfport minor league exhibition as Charley Schmidt leads hitting for Mobile with two doubles and a single. Veach belted a two run homer, Bush cleared the bases on a single during a first inning rally, but Mobile stranded eight and could not capitalize with runners aboard. Depot: Cunningham worked five innings for the Tigers with eight gulls left on base.
Johnson Willard fight officials announce Jack Welsh of San Francisco as referee after a principals and promoters meeting. Welsh selected from fourteen candidates with Harry Sharpe and Mike Donovan as other favored choices. Alternate selection deferred pending Welsh acceptance. Nome Alaska race date set for April 14 with seven entries in the 412 mile Nome to Candle and return sweepstakes.
Paris report states the Duke de Montmorency, a noted figure in Napoleon III's court, died last night at age 78. His death reduces the circle of high aristocracy in the capital.
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as transforming neglected hair into light, wavy and abundant locks. It claims dandruff vanishes, scalp cleansed, and new fine hair growing within weeks, urging readers to buy from drug stores or toilet counters.
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